First of all I love Jane Goodall. In this book she is real yet uplifting about all things (the environment, human condition, and spirituality). Her sense of balance in this book is clear--there is a yin and yang to both her outlook and content, she brings you to reality and then gives you an anecdote full of goodness and hope. Goodall's voice is so true to how she speaks: eloquent, non-presumptuous, cogent, and succinct. The organization of the book often felt "jumpy," and needed a pattern that either kept its chronology/themes (perhaps creating multiple "Parts" to the book would have helped).

Jane Goodall is an absolute inspiration. There is always a reason for hope.